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joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers "with cecile richards from planned parenthood. then senate majority leader trent lott discuss senate reform. after that, new york congressman anthony wiener talks about the health care law. >> this week we are joined by cecile richards, the president of the plan pater -- km federation here to talk about what could be a debate next week when congress returns. this debate between republicans and democrats over whether or not there should be federal funding for planned parenthood. walk us through from your perspective what this is about for you guys. >> it began during the budget debat
joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers...
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or if it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska or a u.s. territory. let me repeat that. we cannot expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territory in the pacific. we've also deployed leading experts to help contain the damage. at the japan's nuclear reactors. sharon of expertise, equipment, technology. schering-on expertise, the benefits let the american team work and support. sharing. jonathan is here to show us the screen difference. jonathan? >> wiz the trace amounts let me be clear. -one was a trace amounts these are unmeasurable. when i say trace amounts, let us start of the source. these are still-measurable. the google earth map will show these exactly where these are going. the air quality is saying that an action to make this all the way to the united states. this era is one of this area, is 1 mi. tall. that is how high up in the air that jet stream is. the jet stream will change every few days with the weather patterns. there is a 20-mile no fly zone. and this is showing the wind direction. after saturday, this wa
or if it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska or a u.s. territory. let me repeat that. we cannot expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territory in the pacific. we've also deployed leading experts to help contain the damage. at the japan's nuclear reactors. sharon of expertise, equipment, technology. schering-on expertise, the benefits let the american team work and support. sharing. jonathan is here to show us the screen difference. jonathan?...
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meanwhile replace the u.s. leading the coalition's campaign. foreign intervention is a result of. forces. more civilian deaths come to light. this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london and. the heart of the e.u. with many angry. for the intervention in libya. million times the norm. for the immediate evacuation of emergency workers. has been detected in the sea in the vicinity. but for now we explore a controversial mining technique where. one of the greatest environmental catastrophes in american history the first part of this. on the day of this interview the small creek less than one mile from their home blows black and that's not normal that's coming from an abandoned home on drugs come from sorry pot. i don't know. what takes bait. out caught. maybe a few more years. and my health this went down tremendously. and i don't ever look to the health class i don't ever look at these times not bankers in vain if i can do to help me. that are only thing i want now i want a good moral i want them to quit pump and are quitting jade and whatever they're doing when
meanwhile replace the u.s. leading the coalition's campaign. foreign intervention is a result of. forces. more civilian deaths come to light. this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london and. the heart of the e.u. with many angry. for the intervention in libya. million times the norm. for the immediate evacuation of emergency workers. has been detected in the sea in the vicinity. but for now we explore a controversial mining technique where. one of the greatest environmental...
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reached russia and was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. a. few fish. fish fish. fish to. it. business. geary and school was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states and the lower forty eight gary is sure that americans have a poor impression of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight go know that alaska is part of america some believe it's still to russia but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kind of money they're going to have to use when they're here and what language we speak and those kind of
after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reached russia and was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had...
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two u.s. search and rescue teams are on the ground to assist operations from dozens of other countries. 75-member u.s. teams include at least 12 rescue dogs from los angeles. >> the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan in the difficult days ahead. >> reporter: tensions are also high for those trying to get in touch with loved ones. >> the phones were busy all the time. there was no way we could connect. >> reporter: helicopters are using the deck of the uss ronald reagan as a staging area. meantime, a second hydrogen explosion at the nuclear plant raised fears of a complete meltdown. 17 u.s. military personnel returning were exposed to low levels of radiation. the disaster has sparked questions about nuclear energy use. >> i don't think right after a major environmental catastrophe is a good time to be making american domestic policy. i think we ought to concentrate on helping the japanese a
two u.s. search and rescue teams are on the ground to assist operations from dozens of other countries. 75-member u.s. teams include at least 12 rescue dogs from los angeles. >> the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan in the difficult days ahead. >> reporter: tensions are also high for those trying to get in touch with loved ones. >> the phones were busy all the time. there...
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is the first time and u.s.-based manufacturer it will stop production because of a shortage of parts coming from japan. the automaker says that they have plenty of cars to meet customer demand. >>darya: her thursday it is recalling new car and odyssey minivan over leaking fuel tanks and faulty windshield wiper rods, respectively. the recall covers about 18,000 civics and 33,000 case that covers a valve in the fuel pump module could break or crack in the civic. that, in turn, could lead to a fuel leak in a roll-over crash, and the leaking fuel could lead to a fire. no fires have been reported as a result of the defect. he said very few of the 18,000 cars are thought to be affected. in the odyssey, become bent if the windshield wipers are frozen to the windshield with heavy ice and the wipers are switched on. a bent wiper linkage rod could prevent the front wipers from operating normally. honda says there have been no crashes or injuries reported. honda dealers will cahow if necessary at no cost to the owner. on
is the first time and u.s.-based manufacturer it will stop production because of a shortage of parts coming from japan. the automaker says that they have plenty of cars to meet customer demand. >>darya: her thursday it is recalling new car and odyssey minivan over leaking fuel tanks and faulty windshield wiper rods, respectively. the recall covers about 18,000 civics and 33,000 case that covers a valve in the fuel pump module could break or crack in the civic. that, in turn, could lead to...
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. spent on the construction of railways. ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska and sunk in the pacific. for the. face to face with. like many. other states in the lower forty eight. of the forty nine most. part of america. but. when they're here. i've actually had. jerry lived in the small settlement. here. a few english words gary however doesn't speak russian. rather passed away a couple of decades ago and my grandmother modest has passed away soon after that just some distance from here my father is buried in and most of my relatives and one day i will be too. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. g
after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. spent on the construction of railways. ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska and sunk in the pacific. for the. face to face with. like many. other states in the lower forty eight. of the forty nine most. part of america. but. when they're here. i've...
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president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >> japan's earthquake is the fifth largest in the world since the u.s. started keeping records in the 1900s. the strongest was a magnitude 9.5 in chile back in 1960. four years later a magnitude 9.2 in alaska. japan's quake quick triggered tsunami warnings in 50 nations along the pacific. just to give you an idea how strong, it was stronger here in the bay area. >> tsunami triggered warning sirens at dawn today. sheriff's deputies went door to door telling people to get to higher ground. officials say the tsunami caused severe damage to the harbor in cresce
president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >>...
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president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >> japan's earthquake is the fifth largest in the world since the u.s. started keeping records in the 1900s. the strongest was a magnitude 9.5 in chile back in 1960. four years later a magnitude 9.2 in alaska. japan's quake quick triggered tsunami warnings in 50 nations along the pacific. just to give you an idea how strong, it was stronger here in the bay area. >> tsunami triggered warning sirens at dawn today. sheriff's deputies went door to door telling people to get to higher ground. officials say the tsunami caused severe damage to the harbor in cresce
president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >>...
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steckel had the support of u.s. state secretary who seward was in favor of a u.s. territorial expansion. finally in eight hundred sixty seven after lengthy negotiations alaska was sold to the united states for the price of seven point two million dollars. on october the eighteenth eight hundred sixty seven of the russian flag was lowered in the former alaskan capital of sitka. in its stead america's colors were raised. today happy alaska day is one of the major holidays of the forty ninth state. during the bright show the residents of said to reenact the procedure of handing over the flag from russians to americans. in eight hundred sixty seven the ceremony for placing the russian colony under u.s. control was much more modest. the american government was weary of accusations that they had wasted a lot of money headlines and splashed across the newspapers scoffed at the purchase describing it as nothing more than a box of vice. rumor even had is that of the seven point two million dollars paid some two hundred thousand was given to senators in the form of kick back
steckel had the support of u.s. state secretary who seward was in favor of a u.s. territorial expansion. finally in eight hundred sixty seven after lengthy negotiations alaska was sold to the united states for the price of seven point two million dollars. on october the eighteenth eight hundred sixty seven of the russian flag was lowered in the former alaskan capital of sitka. in its stead america's colors were raised. today happy alaska day is one of the major holidays of the forty ninth...
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it is unclear what role the u.s. military will play. >>> as we told you a bit earlier here, 20 minutes ago, officials in japan reported more smoke rising from a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant t. is coming from the buildings where crews have been working around the clock to cool the overheated reactors with water. nuclear officials say it could take weeks to stabilize the situation. >>> a bay area man gave us a unique look inside of the power plant where they are scrambling to hold off a meltdown. a fellow engineer at the plant. he told us about the problems he discovered this more than 10 years ago. >> i just did a routine survey. >> reporter: the man in the faded picture is this man 30 years ago. the former engineer's first time inside of a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant. >> they had to take the fuel out and drain it down and clean it up and put a lead work platform down there. they sent american workers over to do the job. suck up the radiation. >> reporter: it is the same plant where la
it is unclear what role the u.s. military will play. >>> as we told you a bit earlier here, 20 minutes ago, officials in japan reported more smoke rising from a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant t. is coming from the buildings where crews have been working around the clock to cool the overheated reactors with water. nuclear officials say it could take weeks to stabilize the situation. >>> a bay area man gave us a unique look inside of the power plant where they are...
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and the u.s. imposed trade embargo and travel ban unproductive he was seen off by cuban leader who just said he was pleased with the. police in syria have reportedly opened fire the demonstration the homes hearts and over time it was unclear whether shots were fired at protesters or into the head on a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not refer to the state of emergency widely dicta one of the human rights groups or more than sixty people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests since washington. oh heard today the russia close up taking texas to the doorstep of siberia youngins commission we now know for its nuclear research in arms about it went region was shut off to all foreigners until recently as the early ninety's but now it's wide open. yes and i've been sky hosts the welcoming party for returning cosmonauts and astronauts as one of the designated space capsule nanjing cern's social recovery teams are always ready to track and train and just minutes after the e
and the u.s. imposed trade embargo and travel ban unproductive he was seen off by cuban leader who just said he was pleased with the. police in syria have reportedly opened fire the demonstration the homes hearts and over time it was unclear whether shots were fired at protesters or into the head on a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not refer to the state of emergency widely dicta one of the human rights groups or more than sixty people have been killed in a government...
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to save lives, the u.s. is now developing this robot for the challenge of charnoble. >> the high radiation that makes this a very difficult problem. >> reporter: the intense radiation destroys not only electronics but even rubber and glass. engineers created a high tech armoured robot like this with special cameras and mechanisms to explore the hellish alien world inside charnoble. no one has any idea what to do with the remains of the c hanoble reactor. >> we get experience in that most hazardous of environments where humans have not gone. where radiation levels like that have not been seen. and we will get to validate our technologies and apply them to our clean up and god for bid another nuclear accident. >> reporter: in the years since john filed that report, the sense of danger around charnoble is less. in fact, the ukrainian government is now working plans to ease restrictions around charnoble and allow tourists limited action around the area. reporter magna filed this story. >> reporter: we're driving
to save lives, the u.s. is now developing this robot for the challenge of charnoble. >> the high radiation that makes this a very difficult problem. >> reporter: the intense radiation destroys not only electronics but even rubber and glass. engineers created a high tech armoured robot like this with special cameras and mechanisms to explore the hellish alien world inside charnoble. no one has any idea what to do with the remains of the c hanoble reactor. >> we get experience...
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once a vocal supporter of u.s. president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with r.t. that's the band here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this theme it's called tell words the politics of solidarity why do you think that like this is so important one of the just want to pay tribute to the visionary figures behind the left former place that's important world stating that we are now experiencing a we're at a cold democratic awakening in the american empire in the united states people are affected by what's going on in northern africa deeply affected by what's going on in the middle east and more and more now she what is happening in madison wisconsin in columbus ohio you know in other capitals so that i think we've had so much sleep walking in the united states where of course. wall street oligarchs and corporate elites have be
once a vocal supporter of u.s. president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with r.t. that's the band here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this theme it's called tell words the politics of solidarity why do you think that like this is so important one of the just want to pay tribute to the visionary...
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as one u.s. official told me, i think they are finally beginning to understand just how critical this is. something they didn't seem to believe for far too long, diane. >> hard to believe they didn't believe for so long. but martha, a question we ask every day about radiation. what can you tell us tonight about exactly how much radiation has escaped around the concentric circles around that plant? >> reporter: well, we've got some really interesting statistics, diane. if you are inside the plant, there's the equivalent of as many as 10,000 x-rays an hour. at the gate, the workers are getting as many as the equivalent of 250 x-rays an hour, or one c.a.t. scan. just outside that japanese evacuation area, that's about 12 miles, as high as two x-rays an hour. and just outside the u.s. evacuation zone, and that's about 50 miles, as high as one x-ray every two days. you can see why they evacuated from those areas, diane. >> martha, thank you. >>> and now, we want to learn more about the 140,000 japanes
as one u.s. official told me, i think they are finally beginning to understand just how critical this is. something they didn't seem to believe for far too long, diane. >> hard to believe they didn't believe for so long. but martha, a question we ask every day about radiation. what can you tell us tonight about exactly how much radiation has escaped around the concentric circles around that plant? >> reporter: well, we've got some really interesting statistics, diane. if you are...
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and as i said before, when it comes to u.s. military actions, whether it's a no-fly zone or other options, you've got to balance costs versus benefits. i don't take those decisions lightly. but let me be as clear as i can about the desired outcome from our perspective. and that is that gaddafi step down. we are going to continue to work with the international community to try to achieve that. and we are going to be in close consultation with these opposition groups as they get organized to see how we can bring about that outcome. now, with respect to the budget, i think it's important to understand that right now the discussion is about last year's business. we're talking about how to fund the remainder of this fiscal year. this is an appropriations task. and we have been in very close contact with all members of congress, both parties. i've had conversations with mr. mcconnell. i've had conversations with mr. boehner, with nancy pelosi, and with harry reid about how they should approach this budget problem. know. what we the r
and as i said before, when it comes to u.s. military actions, whether it's a no-fly zone or other options, you've got to balance costs versus benefits. i don't take those decisions lightly. but let me be as clear as i can about the desired outcome from our perspective. and that is that gaddafi step down. we are going to continue to work with the international community to try to achieve that. and we are going to be in close consultation with these opposition groups as they get organized to see...
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the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join also the journey up big we. are very warm welcome to you this is a line from the u.s. reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rivals when it comes as donaldson grobe about the exact makeup of the movement colonel gadhafi pointed criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels pulis leader has the latest from tripoli. well they have been air strikes in the east and south eastern suburb
the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join...
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u.s. officials are trying to calm the nerves of americas who fear radiation can reach the west coast. >> we don't expect it to reach the west coast. >> we have the latest developments from the nuclear power plant, plus how one government age agency is beefing up radiation detection. >> crews are working around the clock at the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant. the crews are working to reconnect electricity to the cooling system to cool the rods. other crews are spraying and dumping water on the nuclear few. smoke can be seen from building number 2 right now. the cause is not known but a explosion hit the building on tuesday. it is possible the cooling chamber is damaged. low levels of radiation have been detected beyond tokyo, which is 140 miles south of the nuclear power plant. u.s. is warning americans to leave the country and the government is offering voluntary evacuations. today president obama spoke about the situation in japan. this is video of president obama visiting the jap
u.s. officials are trying to calm the nerves of americas who fear radiation can reach the west coast. >> we don't expect it to reach the west coast. >> we have the latest developments from the nuclear power plant, plus how one government age agency is beefing up radiation detection. >> crews are working around the clock at the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant. the crews are working to reconnect electricity to the cooling system to cool the rods. other crews are spraying...
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japanese meteorologists are calling this quake a 7.9, but just within the past 45 minutes, the u.s. upgraded that to 8.8. japanese television network showed employees stumbling around as books and papers came crashing down on them. the tsunami threat is not limited to japan. for a better understanding of what that means, we go live to roberta gonzalez who is standing by. roberta. >> i am getting off the television from the west coast. in addition, i verified this with the national weather service. they have not even had the time to print this out yet, but now in effect, a tsunami watch for the entire west coast. this does include from the canadian, washington border as far south as california and the mexican border. so indeed now a tsunami watch in effect for the san francisco bay coastline. what does that mean? we just don't know at this particular time yet. this is a fluid situation in which the national weather service, the tsunami center are watching the bowies and as the waves approach the bowies, we'll get a good indication on the height, the size of these waves as they head t
japanese meteorologists are calling this quake a 7.9, but just within the past 45 minutes, the u.s. upgraded that to 8.8. japanese television network showed employees stumbling around as books and papers came crashing down on them. the tsunami threat is not limited to japan. for a better understanding of what that means, we go live to roberta gonzalez who is standing by. roberta. >> i am getting off the television from the west coast. in addition, i verified this with the national weather...
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either returned to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claims that the whole payment reached russia and was spent on the construction of railways. rivers persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. closer is that so much of an oldish each musician on the mark with the battle for libya is a so-called humanitarian intervention there so noble and straightforward must intervene. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. derrius was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states as the lower forty eight gary is sure that americans have a poor impression of the forty ninth most people in the lower forty eig
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and all the carrying on that goes on in the in the press and you know the vanity fair's and in the u.s. news and world reports and all at that where the authors are warning people to believe that that we're absolutely script in appalachia down to nothing. in order to get the mineral is patently untrue it's patently untrue when you look around at the forest and mountains that we have a recent environmental impact statement from the e.p.a. estimates over eight hundred square miles of mountains of already been destroyed this includes the permanent destruction of over four hundred fifty individual mountain summits across the region the report also indicates the permanent loss of over twelve hundred miles of mountain streams. although federal regulations for mine reclamation require that mountaintop removal sites be returned to their original contour these mines are routinely granted wavers mined areas are typically graded and then hydro seeded with less bodies or grass which clings to the compacted shale and rock that now makes up the topsoil nature builds soil for free but she creates the
and all the carrying on that goes on in the in the press and you know the vanity fair's and in the u.s. news and world reports and all at that where the authors are warning people to believe that that we're absolutely script in appalachia down to nothing. in order to get the mineral is patently untrue it's patently untrue when you look around at the forest and mountains that we have a recent environmental impact statement from the e.p.a. estimates over eight hundred square miles of mountains of...
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the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could backfire we've been in a situation in afghanistan one day we help people and the next day they shoot at us in afghanistan back in the eighty's the u.s. had a narrow goal to help them fight soviet troops subsequently the same militants turned their rockets and training against the u.s. . among those of them was osama bin ladin whose group of eventually evolved into al qaida. and what we see with the troubles. you know so. leading to. construction of the boat well over two decades after arming the afghan mujahedeen america is now considering giving weapons to another rebel band with an unclear identity si
the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could...
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. >> u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before the emergency is resolved, and americans are being urged to flee a 50 mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> we have seen no radiation, by the way, even on incoming cargo or passengers that comes close to reaching a harmful level. >> in tokyo, experts say radiation levels are below harmful levels, but anxiety is on the rise. and the pentagon is organizing a voluntary evacuation of american military families and citizens who want to get out. >> now, there is a lot of american expertise with regard to nuclear energy that's being called upon to help in japan. tonight we've learned of another american resource that's being looked into, the super soaker, the converted 747 used to drop huge amounts of water on wildfires. we talked with the company
. >> u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before the emergency is resolved, and americans are being urged to flee a 50 mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> we have seen no radiation, by the way, even on incoming cargo or passengers that comes close to reaching a harmful...
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the offer is only open to u.s. residents. >> if you have tax questions they are ways you can use your smart phone to get information. apps are available for turbo texas, and the irs for both iphone and android phones. you can even file easy tax returns with a turbo tax app. while that is free you have to pay $14.99 to file the federal and state taxes. >> we'll have a lot more after this. >>> today marks six months since pg&e's pipe line explosion in san bruno. now the company could face criminal charges. i'll explain the latest legal twist coming up
the offer is only open to u.s. residents. >> if you have tax questions they are ways you can use your smart phone to get information. apps are available for turbo texas, and the irs for both iphone and android phones. you can even file easy tax returns with a turbo tax app. while that is free you have to pay $14.99 to file the federal and state taxes. >> we'll have a lot more after this. >>> today marks six months since pg&e's pipe line explosion in san bruno. now the...
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. >>> just a few minutes ago the u.s. labor department said the national unemployment rate dropped. it stands at 8.9%. economist forecast an increase to 9.1% as people who stopped looking for jobs return to certainly for work. analysts also say the economy created jobs in february. right now looks like a pretty good alternate on that news. >>> anyone who bought a first generation ipad can get money back from apple. apple will refund $100 to anyone who bought the old version on february 16th until last wednesday when the company announced it was cutting the price. they must apply for the refund by the middle of this month and have your original receipt. >>> time now 5:52. 50,000 mazda vehicles are being recalled because of spiders. 2009 and 2010 mazda models were affected in this recall. spiders can crawl up into the ventilation system making spider webs in there making it vulnerable to cracks and leaks. mazda dealers will inspect the cars and install the equipment to keep the spiders out. >>> why one race has started for san francisco bay to brakers rigs. the moment you feel run dow
. >>> just a few minutes ago the u.s. labor department said the national unemployment rate dropped. it stands at 8.9%. economist forecast an increase to 9.1% as people who stopped looking for jobs return to certainly for work. analysts also say the economy created jobs in february. right now looks like a pretty good alternate on that news. >>> anyone who bought a first generation ipad can get money back from apple. apple will refund $100 to anyone who bought the old version on...
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u.s. congressman dennis kucinich says the bombings that are reportedly caused civilian deaths and possible humanitarian crisis have been carried out by the u.s. unconstitutionally. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and i think the only real power congress has here to assert itself as the people's representative is to stop funding you can do it with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it abundantly clear that the war powers is put in the hands of the congress this is not an academic issue by the way because what we have is a president who basically is assumed as a matter of executive privilege the war power the bombing that has occurred through it and in large no fly zone where the no fly zone mandate was expanded to go after these troops and then expand it further to help the rebels as they move towards tripoli there's no way you can avoid civilian casualties and so what we're doing here
u.s. congressman dennis kucinich says the bombings that are reportedly caused civilian deaths and possible humanitarian crisis have been carried out by the u.s. unconstitutionally. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and i think the only real power congress has here to assert itself as the people's representative is to stop funding you can do it with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it...
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well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of those people called shallow earthquakes mean it didn't happen in the ocean but very close to the shore if the impact is the devastating even though japan probably better than any other country is approved foods deal with natural disasters like in the you know they do all their construction considering the dangers they face from nature but some are just too strong we've seen cars in homes washed away by nasty would leave their buildings were set of ways preliminary reports suggest as you mention police ninety five people died at the toll. right. now going t
well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of...
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well kavin the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast pacifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning but the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves are six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists acknowledge they overstated those threat but be friended their actions saying they took the proper steps and learned the lessons of the two thousand and four indonesian tsunami that killed thousands of people who didn't get enough warning the fears of tsunami causing any serious damage in the u.s. mainland really diminished after the waves hit the islands of hawaii this morning waves of about six feet again were recorded there again they're happy no reports of destruction there in hawaii roadways and beaches where am t. is the tsunami struck the state which it hours to prepare sirens sounded throughout the night and residents in
well kavin the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast pacifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning but the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves are six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists acknowledge they overstated those threat but be friended their actions...
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a photo provided by the u.s. navy shows one home completely just floating by itself in the pacific ocean. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,855 after tumbling 137 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 14 points. the nasdaq fell 33. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei surged 488 points while in hong kong, the hang seng gained 22. >>> the prospect of a nuclear meltdown in japan crippling the world's third largest economy reeked havoc on markets earlier this week. but there are signs this morning from tokyo things may be calming, at least for now. the nikkei closed more than 5.5% higher today, recovering some of the massive losses sustained over the last two days. tuesday, the dow jones fell almost 300 points right at the opening bell. things looked so grim before trading even began, the new york stock exchange invoked a special rule to smooth volatility. intel and cisco dependent on japanese factories for products and parts had
a photo provided by the u.s. navy shows one home completely just floating by itself in the pacific ocean. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,855 after tumbling 137 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 14 points. the nasdaq fell 33. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei surged 488 points while in hong kong, the hang seng gained 22. >>> the prospect of a nuclear meltdown in japan crippling...
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federal reserve meeting for a top level discussion on the u.s. economy and those are watching to see about plans to keep stimulating the economy. >> if your health insurance, health net says they can't account for several hard drives. they believe they contained the health records, financial information and social security numbers for nearly 2 million people. the managed care company won't say the drives were stolen but is offering two years of credit protection. >> muni will decide tomorrow if they need to look for a new boss. they were holding a special meeting to decide whether to looking for a new executive director. current chief is the leading candidate to run the washington d.c. airport authority. he is offered that job, he will stay on san francisco 60 days to help with the transition. >> a supervisors committee is voting today on a key move to keep twitter headquartered in the city. popular social networking site has been exploring a few miles south to brisbane where there is no payroll tax. a supervisor represents the area where twitter
federal reserve meeting for a top level discussion on the u.s. economy and those are watching to see about plans to keep stimulating the economy. >> if your health insurance, health net says they can't account for several hard drives. they believe they contained the health records, financial information and social security numbers for nearly 2 million people. the managed care company won't say the drives were stolen but is offering two years of credit protection. >> muni will decide...
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particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the technology would be used, so it began a series of freedom of information act requests. we were trying to understand the tech technical specifications, the protocols, contracts arranged with the venders, and we began to work with expert organizations, civil rights groups, groups across the political spectrum, and groups in the travel industry. as we became aware of the concerns raised, we've joined with the organizations and submitted a petition to secretary that poll tan know in the spring of 2009 shortly after we learned of the tsa's plan to make these body scanners the primary screening technique i
particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the...
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u.s. citizens. they are entities outside of the country that are obtaining money inappropriately from consumers from the kinds of scams we are talking about this morning. we have full jurisdiction to go after them. we also want to work with partners in other countries, whether they are seeking information about u.s. players affecting their citizens or whether we need their help to go after the people out of the country affecting u.s. citizens. we recently brought a case involving privacy issues with respect to a company that was here in the united states that was affecting united kingdom consumers. we have a pretty good track record of dealing with international issues. it is a huge problem. i am sure there are many people that would lock -- would like to do more. i think the tools that we need to start that kind of activity should be put in place, especially with this act. little bit more hampered because we do not have those relations with international affairs that words very hard in th
u.s. citizens. they are entities outside of the country that are obtaining money inappropriately from consumers from the kinds of scams we are talking about this morning. we have full jurisdiction to go after them. we also want to work with partners in other countries, whether they are seeking information about u.s. players affecting their citizens or whether we need their help to go after the people out of the country affecting u.s. citizens. we recently brought a case involving privacy issues...
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the u.s. government is now chartering airplanes to help u.s. citizens who want to leave japan because of the elevated radiation levels. the state department is offering voluntary evacuations to family members of government employees. >>> well, the fear of radiation is only adding to the daily stress faced by survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. more than 450,000 people are now crammed into temporary shelters. they have no privacy and very few showers and toilets. meantime, rescue crews from around the world continue to help with the search for survivors. >> obviously you can see very, very difficult conditions. chance of survival are small but we do our best to see if we can get anybody. >> the search and rescue crews help family members looking for loved ones, but the results are often heartbreaking. >>> now to find out how you can help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in japan, just look on our website at ktvu.com. we do have a link set up under the japan quake tab. it's right on our home page. >>> well, overnight anothe
the u.s. government is now chartering airplanes to help u.s. citizens who want to leave japan because of the elevated radiation levels. the state department is offering voluntary evacuations to family members of government employees. >>> well, the fear of radiation is only adding to the daily stress faced by survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. more than 450,000 people are now crammed into temporary shelters. they have no privacy and very few showers and toilets. meantime,...
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of course the republicans are irate and leading the pack is the usual suspect the richest man in the u.s. house of representatives made much of his four hundred million dollars fortune manufacturing car alarms in communist china general i said he said this about t.s.a. unionization i am concerned a duty or a change in policy t.s.a. may need union approval to sign off on critical and swift adjustments to airport security protocol calls so unclear what the basis of his claim is but could i say be right will t.s.a. unions lead us to a less secure air travel an american hero offer his take on the issue of net patterson contributor at pajamas media that welcome to the program british and i see you what is it that you hate about democracy. unions are democratic institutions in the workplace workplaces are not democratic well actually that's not true i mean i feel that the union movement in america has been very anti-democratic for a long time people like their leaders the they voted on their own rules they vote on on whatever they're going to ask for whatever they're going to give up its major
of course the republicans are irate and leading the pack is the usual suspect the richest man in the u.s. house of representatives made much of his four hundred million dollars fortune manufacturing car alarms in communist china general i said he said this about t.s.a. unionization i am concerned a duty or a change in policy t.s.a. may need union approval to sign off on critical and swift adjustments to airport security protocol calls so unclear what the basis of his claim is but could i say be...
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the head of the u.s. regulatory system says it could take days and possibly weeks to get japan's mass under control at the power plant. u.s. is helping japan deal with this crisis. president obama spoke about the situation yesterday. mr. obama visiting the japanese embassy in washington d.c.. he wrote a message in a book of condolences. he told americans not to worry about an nonnuclear plume causing damage in the nine states. --nuclear-- >> we don't expect to nuclear clouds to reach united states. let me repeat that. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or the night is states territories. we are sharing expertise, equipment, technology so that the courageous responders on the scene have the benefit of american timor and support. >> reporter: the u.s. must learn from the power plant crisis he ordered a comprehensive review of all safety plans in the united states. there are more than 100 and nuclear reactors in the united states environmental protection agen
the head of the u.s. regulatory system says it could take days and possibly weeks to get japan's mass under control at the power plant. u.s. is helping japan deal with this crisis. president obama spoke about the situation yesterday. mr. obama visiting the japanese embassy in washington d.c.. he wrote a message in a book of condolences. he told americans not to worry about an nonnuclear plume causing damage in the nine states. --nuclear-- >> we don't expect to nuclear clouds to reach...
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the u.s. reaching the west coast. japan declares a state of emergency at a nuclear plant as radiation levels surge. the area around it is evacuated. and the ring of fire. why this area of the pacific is so vulnerable to earthquakes. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is saturday morning in japan. the sun is up and the extent of the catastrophe is becoming painfully clear. it's been nearly 24 hours since a powerful earthquake touched off a huge tsunami that swept across japan's east coast. the quake, a magnitude 8.9, was the fifth-largest in modern history. centered off japan's northeast coast, it was felt for 1,300 miles. very early reports say more than 400 people are dead. japan's kyoto news agency says the final number is expected to top 1,000. most of the victims drowned. nearly 1,000 are reported injured, more than 500 are missing. and four million homes and busin
the u.s. reaching the west coast. japan declares a state of emergency at a nuclear plant as radiation levels surge. the area around it is evacuated. and the ring of fire. why this area of the pacific is so vulnerable to earthquakes. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is saturday morning in japan. the sun is up and the extent of the catastrophe is...
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commitment to recovery u.s. citizens from japan. >> the japanese people are not alone in this terrible time. her find a hand extended from the and it states as they get back on their feet. >>reporter: outside the nuclear evectioevacuate evacuatn area, a small sign of progress with supplies. some of the setbacks for these victims. >> i've not even a time to think. >>reporter: chartering planes of u.s. diplomats through japan from japan, to the u.s.. >>pam: air travel is looking for nuclear exand contamination levels in reports of rhodesian lovradiati. --none of these reported incidences or harmful levels. even though some haof the cargo have radiation levels. >>reporter: everybody is hitting screens, with the potential law will is dangerous? this is done 365 days a year everybody is- getting screened. the department of hulman is a home with a security is the department of all landis' attorney alerted yesterday homeland security. this device is the radiation detector. it is smaller than his cellphone. if the harmf
commitment to recovery u.s. citizens from japan. >> the japanese people are not alone in this terrible time. her find a hand extended from the and it states as they get back on their feet. >>reporter: outside the nuclear evectioevacuate evacuatn area, a small sign of progress with supplies. some of the setbacks for these victims. >> i've not even a time to think. >>reporter: chartering planes of u.s. diplomats through japan from japan, to the u.s.. >>pam: air...
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one u.s. aircraft carrier is in japan and second one is on its way. >> american red cross is working with the japanese red cross to help in the disaster. if you want to help, log on to red cross.org or text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. >> google has launched a person finder app. people can log on to find a loved one or give information about someone. as of this morning, more than 33,000 people have entered their information on the site. we have a link to that app on our website at www.abc7.com under see it on tv. find information how you can help the quake victims. >> president obama spent an unusually long time yesterday answering questions from reporters about a variety of world issues from the quake of japan to unrest in libya. as karen travers reports one of the primary topics hit much closer to home to most of us. >> after addressing the breaking news out of japan, president obama turned his attention he scheduled the press conference in the first place. rising energy prices
one u.s. aircraft carrier is in japan and second one is on its way. >> american red cross is working with the japanese red cross to help in the disaster. if you want to help, log on to red cross.org or text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. >> google has launched a person finder app. people can log on to find a loved one or give information about someone. as of this morning, more than 33,000 people have entered their information on the site. we have a link to that app on...
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u.s. gs gee logical survey. >> maybe top 5 if you look at the sheet. maybe top 5. >> if it stays at 8.9 that's true. >> wow! >> interesting david from u.s. gs we asked him about if you look at this list that we have largest earthquake in the world since 1900 15 on this list ranging from 8.5 up to 9.5. this one in japan toward the upper end of the range. none in california. and he said california just simply does not plate speaking can't produce an earthquake of that magnitude. at first it so you knowed comforting. it's a question of where it hps and when and not necessarily to the to get hung up on the magnitude in terms of the severity of what could happen here in california. >> dense population. maybe not all building codes up to standard. let change in again with sandy tracking the tsunami situation for us. >> the latest bulletin indicates that no tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for california oregon washington british columbia or alaska. tsunami warning is in effect for
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week's earthquake and tsunami in japan tomorrow we will bring a couple of congressional hearings on u.s. preparedness through a natural disaster. the director of the now a hearing on airport security and body imaging technology. the house oversight subcommittee on national security examines security, health and privacy concerns with body imaging technology in airports. we will hear from scientists consider security researchers and tsa officials at the hearing that runs just under four hours. some of the committee will come to order. thank everybody for being here as we tackle this important subject. i would like to begin by stating the oversight commission statement. we exist to secure from the middle principles first americans have the right to know the money washington takes from them is well spent and second, americans deserve an efficient government that works for them and in the oversight government reform committee is to protect these rights. our solemn response of these to hold the government accountable to the taxpayers because they have a right to know what they get from their
week's earthquake and tsunami in japan tomorrow we will bring a couple of congressional hearings on u.s. preparedness through a natural disaster. the director of the now a hearing on airport security and body imaging technology. the house oversight subcommittee on national security examines security, health and privacy concerns with body imaging technology in airports. we will hear from scientists consider security researchers and tsa officials at the hearing that runs just under four hours....